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gbodbyl · ‎Oct-01-2013

Hi,

I've seen this discussed on here before but I woud like to know if there has been any progress on this topic. I offer free shipping to my Canadian customers but would like to have international customers pay a small flat rate for thier orders so that I don't eat all my profits or end up taking sales from my overseas retailers.

Please help!

snowshoe · ‎Oct-01-2013

Unfortunally not thu your CA PayPal Account Profile.

There are a few work arounds:

One method is include some custom scripting including the use of the "shippping" override variables with your item button code. For example you can setup a dropdown menu to include an international shipping rate.

Another method is to setup a custom mini-cart. Mini-carts and most 3rd party shopping carts do all the calculations on your web site or page and then use the "upload" method to pass the end results to PayPal.

Here's an example of a mini-cart:

http://ccaples.com/index.php/basic-scripts/examples-iii/mini-cart-sample

Last work around would be use a 3rd party shopping cart as many of them have the shipping functions you need built in.

Here's one example of a 3rd party cart:

http://www.e-junkie.com/

And below is one example showing how to use some scripting and the "shipping" override variables:

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd">
<html>
<head>

<title>Button Example Code</title>

<!-- START META TAG SECTION -->
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=utf-8">
<meta http-equiv="Content-Language" content="en">
<!-- END META TAG SECTION -->


<!-- Start of Script -->
<script language="javascript">
function CalculateOrder(form)
{

if (form.os1.value == "USA" )
 {
 form.shipping.value = "10.00";
 form.shipping2.value = "2.00";
 }
 
if (form.os1.value == "Canada" )
 {
 form.shipping.value = "12.00";
 form.shipping2.value = "3.00";
 } 

if (form.os1.value == "International" )
 {
 form.shipping.value = "17.00";
 form.shipping2.value = "3.00";
 }
}
</script>
<!-- End of Script -->


</head>

<body>

<!-- START SAMPLE CODE SECTION -->


<!-- PARAGRAPH 1 -->
Shipping &amp; Delivery Examples

<br><br>

Buy Now - Script &amp; Combination Dropdown Price &amp; International Shipping Selections.

<br><br>

Widget Book Publishing

<br><br>


<!-- Start of Buy Now Form -->
<form target="_self" action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post">
<!-- If using a Business or Company Logo Graphic, include the "cpp_header_image" variable in your View Cart code. -->
<input type="hidden" name="cpp_header_image" value="https://www.yourwebsite.com/logo.jpg">
<input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_xclick">
<!-- Replace "business" value with your PayPal Email Address or Account ID -->
<input type="hidden" name="business" value="your email address">
<input type="hidden" name="item_name" value="Widget Book Publishing">
<input type="hidden" name="no_shipping" value="2">
<input type="hidden" name="shipping">
<input type="hidden" name="shipping2">
<!-- Replace value with the web page you want the customer to return to after a successful transaction -->
<input type="hidden" name="return" value="http://www.yourwebsite.com/ThankYou.html">
<!-- Replace value with the web page you want the customer to return to after item cancellation -->
<input type="hidden" name="cancel_return" value="http://www.yourwebsite.com/Cancel.html">
<input type="hidden" name="currency_code" value="USD">
<input type="hidden" name="lc" value="US">
<input type="hidden" name="button_subtype" value="products">
<input type="hidden" name="no_note" value="0">
<input type="hidden" name="cn" value="Add special instructions to the seller:">
<input type="hidden" name="bn" value="PP-BuyNowBF:btn_buynow_LG.gif:NonHosted">
<!-- -->
Please Choose:&#160;&#160;
<input type="hidden" name="on0" value="Title">
<select name="os0">
<option value="The Big Picture - Hardback" selected>The Big Picture - Hardback - $40.00</option>
<option value="The Big Picture - Cassette Tape">The Big Picture - Cassette Tape - $15.00</option>
<option value="The Big Picture - Hardback and Tape">The Big Picture - Hardback and Tape - $50.00</option>
</select>
<!-- option_index value=0 is associated with variable on0 -->
<!-- option_index value=1 is associated with variable on1 -->
<input type="hidden" name="option_index" value="0">
<!-- -->
<input type="hidden" name="option_select0" value="The Big Picture - Hardback">
<input type="hidden" name="option_amount0" value="40.00">
<input type="hidden" name="option_item_number0" value="WBP-TBPH-1001">
<!-- -->
<input type="hidden" name="option_select1" value="The Big Picture - Cassette Tape">
<input type="hidden" name="option_amount1" value="15.00">
<input type="hidden" name="option_item_number1" value="WBP-TBPC-2001">
<!-- -->
<input type="hidden" name="option_select2" value="The Big Picture - Hardback and Tape">
<input type="hidden" name="option_amount2" value="50.00">
<input type="hidden" name="option_item_number2" value="WBP-TBPB-3001">
<!-- -->
<br><br>
Quantity:&#160;&#160;
<input type="text" name="quantity" size="4">
<!-- -->
<br><br>
<input type="hidden" name="on1" value="Shipping Option">Shipping Options:&nbsp;&nbsp;
<select name="os1">
<option value="USA" selected>USA - $10.00 first item / $2.00 each additional item</option>
<option value="Canada">Canada - $12.00 first item / $3.00 each additional item</option>
<option value="International">International - $17.00 first item / $3.00 each additional item</option>
</select>
<br><br>

<input type="image" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_buynow_LG.gif" border="0" name="submit" onClick="CalculateOrder(this.form)" alt="Make payments with PayPal - it's fast, free and secure!">
<img alt="" border="0" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif" width="1" height="1">

</form>
<!-- End of Buy Now Form -->



<!-- END BUTTON EXAMPLES -->



<!-- END SAMPLE CODE SECTION -->

<br><br><br><br>
<hr align="left" width="50%" noshade>
<br><br>
NOTES:
<br>
In order to test the code, you must replace the &quot;business&quot; value variable with your PayPal Email Address or Account ID.

</body>
</html>

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